Batman: Arkham City- The Gameplay

Gameplay

General

To meet the different missions that raise the game, you can make use of direct action, with several multi-hit combos using the devices themselves or the Batman. But you can also use stealth to go unnoticed when on stage are a lot of enemies. In addition, you can buy gadgets or improve other non-compulsory and armor, and can purchase new combos of punches, all with experience points that are obtained as you complete various objectives.

You can also play the challenge mode with the Joker with almost all functions of Batman, which is exclusive to the PS3.

Gadgets

Batman has a wide variety of gadgets that are unlocked as you progress through the game or buying. These gadgets are:

* Batarang: The first game gadget required. It is an object shaped like bat throwing objects to break, cut ropes, or disable enemies for a while. The amount of batarangs is unlimited
* Gel Explosive: It is a weapon which ejects a gel that exploits the detonation. Is used to break weak walls or knock out enemies. It is mandatory to have it and have a limited amount of gel of 3 sprays, But is regenerated automatically detonated that amount.

* Batgarra: Used as a harpoon to get to reach very high surface to bring items such as boxes and ventilation grilles, and shoot enemies on the ground. Its collection is mandatory.
o Ultra-Batgarra: The batgarra improved, which now serves the above purposes and to break down weak walls and ceilings with gel explosive inaccessible. In addition, having three harpoons, can throw down three enemies at once.

* Cryptographic sequencer: May hack security systems through ultrasound. Its collection is mandatory.

* Lanza CabosThis gadget shoots two ropes in opposite ways, forming a horizontal line where Batman can glide to reach very remote areas.

* Multi-Batarang: Gadget affordable. Several batarangs (maximum three) that can be launched at the same time to knock out multiple enemies at once. It can be reused again after a brief period of recharging.

* Batarang with remote control: It is an affordable gadget that basically is a Batarang, But its direction can be controlled by the player, as if the character was the Batarang. It can be used again after a recharge.

* Sonic Batarang: It is an affordable gadget. Its design is circular, with two edges, one on each side. You can launch, and it will be stuck where you have led, from which emit a sound that attracts the enemy, which will set traps and, if Batarang has been improved, it may trigger disabling the enemy. It can be used again after a recharge.

* Detective Mode: Not a gadget. This is a special view with which you can spot enemies and important things, and genetic samples. It helps, and is from the beginning of juego.Es interesting that resembles the eagle eye of the Assassin's Creed franchise

The Joker has also gadgets that mimic various capacities of Batman:

* Gun: The gun used to kill enemies, and creates a great sound that attracts enemies instead of shooting survivors. Just one bullet.

* Teeth: Mobile teeth are remote controls that can be detonated by creating a huge explosion. You only get one of these.

* Glasses: Psychedelic glasses that mimic Detective Mode.

Piracy

To combat piracy included "errors" in the gameplay. There are situations where the game fails making them insoluble if the game is not original. For example, there is a situation in which to spend a room full of poisonous gas should plan Batman: in pirated versions of the game, the layer does not open and Batman dies each time. This obstacle has already been avoided and the illegal version of this game and does not contain these errors.

Graphics

The game uses the Unreal Engine 3, which is the same engine used by games like Gears of War and Bioshock, Thus offering very high-level graphics ever seen in a game about superheroes.

Sequel

At the beginning of Spike Video Game Awards 2009 announced a continuation of this game. A trailer of this upcoming game has been made, which shows the Joker laugh, but ill and being cared for by Harley Quinn, As it unfolds the chaos in Gotham.

Curiosities

* The game's story was written by Paul DiniFamous comic book writer of the bat, and before one of the great architects of the success of the acclaimed Batman: the Animated Series.

* In the game, both in English and Spanish, featuring some of the voice actors from recent films Christopher NolanStressing the Batman.

* Each time we enter the visiting room will see a mannequin dressed as the Joker holding a television as a head, in which the Joker will speak in different sagas of comics or important characters Batman universe, so it is interesting approach there at different times of the game. For example, after defeating Bane, to mention the events of "The Fall of the bat" after defeating Harley Quinn, Robin is mentioned and the death of Jason Todd ("A Death in the Family") and once we had the first encounter with the Scarecrow, the Joker will start the joke that was the end of The Killing Joke.

* The syringe needle is the scarecrow in the right hand glove to remind the gardener Freddy Krueger, Besides that both use fear as a weapon.